Two French Rafale fighter jets on Tuesday flew that country’s first surveillance flights over Syria, the first step in France’s push to begin attacks against ISIS. French President Francois Hollande said on Sept. 7 that France would begin military flights...
The US does not intend to speed-up deliveries of F-16 fighter jets to Iraq, even though the first four in that country’s air force have begun combat flights against ISIS, Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook said Sept 8. Iraq is...
TSgt. Tamara Acfalle, an instructor at the Airman Leadership School at Patrick AFB, Fla., is one of the Air Force’s 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year for 2015. Acfalle served as acting commandant for the Patrick Airman Leadership School and...
The first Italian-assembled F-35A Lightning II took off on its maiden flight, making the type’s European debut from Cameri AB, Italy, on Sept. 7, Lockheed Martin announced. “The first flight of AL-1 is a monumental achievement thanks to the hard...
The Defense Department on Sept. 2 halted DOD-funded travel for dependents to Adana, Turkey, along with the Pentagon’s announcement that dependents and American staff at the base and the US Consulate are authorized to leave that country. The Air Force...
A pair of F-22 Raptors from the 95th Fighter Squadron at Tyndall AFB, Fla., and a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 100th Air Refueling Wing at RAF Mildenhall, UK, touched down at Amari AB, Estonia, on Sept. 5, marking another leg...
The Royal Air Force received its second RC-135W Rivet Joint—dubbed Airseeker in RAF service—in a hand-over ceremony at RAF Mildenhall, UK, earlier this month. “The delivery of the second Airseeker provides our armed forces with another vital intelligence aircraft that...
In response to growing global demand for C-130J military transport and its LM-100J commercial variant, a new International Training Center will be built at Lockheed Martin’s Marietta, Ga., facilities, the firm announced Sept. 8. The ITC will be co-located with...
